Faith

Have you ever prayed persistently over a long period of time for something, but nothing happened? In fact, things went exactly opposite of what you prayed for? What should be the response when this happens? I have been praying continually, almost every day for the past year, expecting something positive ...

O, Judas Iscariot, it doesn’t need to be you, To choose to betray Jesus by the temptation of worldly gain. Your regret tells your sorrow of sin, Your shame tells your conscience of guilt. I wonder if Jesus chose you to be one of His disciples, Not meant to trap ...

The secular headlines screamed: “Man Killed Doing Religious Service!” The Israelites are at it again – doing something religious that ended in disaster.  They had what they called the Ark of the Covenant and were transporting it to a new location in Jerusalem.  They loaded it on a cart pulled ...

Genesis 11:4 And they said, go, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto the heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth. People always endeavor to build the biggest and the ...

Believe it or not, Jesus asked a form of this question in John 21:20-22.  “What is that to thee?” Peter had just received forgiveness for his triple denial that he even knew Jesus.  Jesus had asked him three times, “Do you love me.?.  Each time, Peter affirmed, yes, I love ...